[va-bird] HSR: Candler Mountain (22 Sep 2004) 364 Raptors

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  • Date: 22 Sep 2004 07:09:06 -0400


Candler Mountain
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 22, 2004
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture               0              0              0
Osprey                       1              3              3
Bald Eagle                   0              4              4
Northern Harrier             0              0              0
Sharp-shinned Hawk           2             11             11
Cooper's Hawk                0              0              0
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              0
Broad-winged Hawk          359           5293           5293
Red-tailed Hawk              0              0              0
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel             2              3              3
Merlin                       0              0              0
Peregrine Falcon             0              0              0
Unknown                      0              0              0

Total:                     364           5314           5314
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Observation start time: 09:00:00 
Observation end   time: 17:30:00 
Total observation time: 8.5 hours

Official Counter: Gene Sattler, Robert Ferrell

Observers:        

Weather:
Almost cloudless gradually building to 75% cirrus by day'e end.  NNW 1-5
mph shifting to E at the end of the day, with a high of 79 F.

Observations:
Majority of the BW came through in the afternoon, with the strongest push
from 4:40-5:30 EDT. For the second day in a row the birds were not too
high, and it did not seem that large numbers were overflying undetected.
The last group of birds that came through were just out over Lynchburg and
below the horizon.   

RT Hummingbird - 2
Blue Jays - 17
RB Grosbeak - 2
Monarchs - 4
Saddlebags - 21
Green Darners - 16
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Report submitted by Gene Sattler (edsattle@xxxxxxxxxxx)


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